Kelp,
or Ascophyllum nodosum, is a nutritional seaweed.It is an edible plant that grows in shallow ocean waters. The right brand of kelp is a life-saving food supplement today that I
recommend for everyone.It
is extremely nutritious, safe to eat, inexpensive, and widely available.

Cautions.

1. One must not take kelp if one has
Grave’s disease or hyperthyroidism, as it can aggravate this condition.

2. Some people react to kelp,
especially at first.So please
begin taking kelp gently, adding one capsule at a time.

The reactions to taking kelp are
usually healing reactions.They
are due to the kelp pushing out mercury or one of the iodine antagonists
– bromine, fluorine and chlorine.These reactions subside after a while as the body detoxifies if one
follows a nutritional balancing program.

The brand of kelp matters.The reason is that some brands are
using other plants that are actually not kelp.These brands contain bladderwrack or other sea vegetables
that are somewhat toxic.

Confusion about the word ‘kelp’. Occasionally, a bottle of
so-called kelp is not really kelp, but bladderwrack or another seaweed.In these cases, we have found toxic
metal problems.

I do not recommend other brands of
kelp.They are different plants
and are somewhat toxic.A brand
that I definitely do not recommend at this time is Maine Sea Coast Kelp.It is somewhat toxic.

II. THE BENEFITS OF
KELP

Kelp is a fabulous food supplement for
all the following reasons:

1. A SUPERB MINERAL SUPPLEMENT

Everyone today is low in minerals, due
to modern agricultural methods, depleted soils, food processing, weak
digestion, and perhaps other reasons.Kelp is well known as an excellent source of many trace minerals.There are few such sources anywhere on
earth.

Besides the well-known trace elements
such as iron, copper, zinc, manganese, chromium and others, kelp supplies many
of the ultra-trace minerals such as germanium, iridium, rubidium and others.

Kelp also supplies, calcium, magnesium,
sodium, sulfur and other macrominerals the body needs.

Kelp versus other mineral supplements.Kelp is rich in iron, calcium,
magnesium, with some zinc and selenium, but low in copper.This is quite a good blend of minerals
and one of the main reasons why I prefer kelp to other “mineral supplements”.

Kelp is also a food, so the body is
more able to selectively absorb what it needs from it.Kelp is also an all-natural product,
which avoids some toxicity.

Please do not take most mineral
supplements such as E-lytes, electrolytes, sea minerals, fulvic and humic
minerals, and others.All of these
have one or more of the following problems:

1. They do not contain the ultra-trace
minerals.

2. They contain the wrong balance of minerals.

3. They contain more toxic metals without
containing substances to counteract or bind and remove the toxic minerals.

Readily available calcium. This is a complex
phenomenon because many foods contain calcium.However, I find that kelp, carrots, carrot juice, sardines
and raw dairy contain the most usable forms of calcium.The calcium found in pasteurized and
homogenized dairy, in seeds and nuts, and in a few other foods is not as well
utilized by most people.

Bioavailable iodine.This is kelp’s best known benefit.Kelp is rich in iodine, and everyone needs more iodine.The reason is the overwhelming amount
of iodine
antagonists present on planet earth today.These are bromine in breads and soda pop, chlorine in
drinking water and elsewhere, and fluorides in water supplies and foods.

The iodine antagonists interfere with
our iodine uptake and utilization, causing widespread thyroid problems in most
women, especially.It also causes
many other health problems, as well.

Fish and seafood are other good sources
of bioavailable iodine.However,
they are too high in mercury to be eaten regularly today.Iodized salt provides some iodine, but
is not enough, in almost all cases.Also, the iodine in salt is not that well utilized.

Some doctors prefer not to use kelp
because the amount of iodine in kelp can vary greatly.This is a concern, but not a major
concern because kelp is a natural food and from our research, so far, the body
seems able to regulate the amount of iodine absorption.

1. Safety.The right brand of kelp is less toxic.All the other iodine preparations listed above seem to build
up in the liver to some degree, indicating some toxicity.

2. All single-mineral products can interfere with
the absorption of other minerals.Minerals all compete for absorption to some degree.Taking a balanced food such as kelp,
rather than a single mineral product, appears to be much safer for long-term
use, which most people need.

3. Kelp is more yang.This is important, although it may
sound a little esoteric. The bodies today are all yin, and taking yin
supplements always weakens them further.

Kelp is significantly more yang because
it is a natural food, and it naturally contains a lot of salt, which is yang.

4. Kelp contains at least 20 trace minerals, plus
other nutrients, so it serves several nutritional purposes at the same time.

5. Kelp is much less expensive than some other
iodine products, especially considering that it is a whole food and “green
food” supplement as well as a source of iodine.

NOTE: In a few rare cases, I found that
Lugol’s solution or Iodoral was needed for a short time to prevent goiter.After the body heals and becomes more
balanced, this was no longer the case.

6. Fatty acids.Kelp contains some fatty acids, including a little of the
omega-3 fatty acids, and others.

Why kelp and not other green superfoods?I prefer kelp to the other ‘superfoods’
because:

1. Kelp is much more yang.As mentioned above, this is very
important.The other “green
superfoods” are much more yin, which is harmful, even if they are very
nutritious.

2. Kelp keeps its potency better and does not turn
rancid nearly as easily.The
high salt content of kelp acts as a natural preservative.

Exposing dried vegetables, especially
powders, to the air causes them to break down quickly and some will turn
rancid.All green superfoods
should always be in capsules and preferably kept in the freezer.However, very few of them are sold this
way.

3. Kelp does not contain spirulina, chlorella or
blue-green algae.These common
algaes are somewhat toxic for human beings. They build up in the liver,
indicating they are not too compatible with human physiology, no matter what nutritional
benefits they may offer.

4. Kelp has much more iodine, and I find this is
absolutely needed today.

5.Kelp is less expensive.

Why kelp and
not other sea vegetables?Kelp
is not the same as bladderwrack, Irish moss, dulse, nori, hiziki, wakame and
many other sea vegetables, so do not confuse them.

The main difference, for therapeutic
purposes, is that the brands of kelp I recommend have lower levels of toxic
metals and a much higher alginate content.The
alginates in kelp help bind the mercury and other toxic metals found in all
products from the sea.

This is important because eating the
other sea vegetables, as with eating much fish at all, will result in mercury
and arsenic toxicity, unfortunately.I do not recommend the other sea vegetables, except for occasional use,
and I do not recommend any fish or seafood except for 3-4 cans of sardines
weekly for adults, due mainly to the mercury problem in all products from the
sea.

3.A MORE YANG FOOD AND FOOD SUPPLEMENT

As
mentioned above, kelp is a very yang product, meaning rich in salt, exposed to
a lot of sunshine, and of a more contracted, “drier” nature when the water is
expelled from it.Such qualities
are needed today because most food has become far more yin or expanded and cold,
thanks to genetic modification and other reasons such as pesticide use.

Kelp
is therefore a balancing food and this may be one reason why it seems to work
so well with so few problems, in our experience.

The
yang quality of kelp does, however, make it a more powerful therapeutic food,
and this could be one reason why it causes more reactions than eating broccoli,
for example.This may also be a
factor in why the toxic metals in kelp, in particular, are not
well-absorbed.This will be
researched more in the future.

III. CAUTIONS WITH KELP

THE MERCURY AND ARSENIC PROBLEM IN KELP

A
drawback of kelp and all sea products is the presence of toxic metals, mainly
mercury and perhaps arsenic.However, I have not found that our clients’ hair mercury or arsenic
levels rise due to taking kelp at up to 4000 mg daily.

In contrast, ingesting other sea
vegetables such as dulse, wakame, nori and others does raise the hair mercury
level. The reason for the difference is that kelp contains more alginates that
bind to mercury and prevent its absorption.

REACTIONS TO KELP

Two situations seem to cause reactions
to kelp.

1. Hyperthyroidism or Grave’s disease.Individuals with this condition often
need to avoid kelp completely until the condition has resolved using a complete
nutritional balancing program.All
cases, so far, have gone away on this program.

2. A detoxification reaction. Occasionally, a
person has a purification reaction when starting to taking kelp.The usual symptoms include
irritability, perhaps nausea, and a few cases of hair loss.

These reactions are temporary and they
are healing reactions.Most are
due to the removal of toxic elements such as mercury, chlorine, bromine and
fluorine compounds from the body.Usually, one just needs to reduce the dose for a while, and then work up
slowly.One man reported a
reaction to kelp that went away when he took zinc along with kelp.

Everyone seems able to take kelp,
eventually, if the person follows a nutritional balancing program.As with the product, GB-3, some people
must go easy at first, but everyone eventually seems able to take it.

DOSAGES OF KELP

Adults
can usually take at least 1800 mg of kelp daily and up to about 4000 mg,
preferably with meals.That is how
deficient many people are in iodine and the other minerals found in kelp.4000 mg is about 6 capsules daily.

Capsules, tablets, granules or powder. Kelp capsules are better than tablets
because capsules are larger, so fewer are required.Powdered or granulated kelp is okay, but it does not taste
good so the capsules are better for this reason, as well.

Kelp leaves.Dried kelp leaves are also sold in health food stores,
sometimes called kombu.However,
this must be powdered or cooked to be absorbed.Powdering it requires special equipment.Cooking takes an hour or more and
damages some nutrients in the kelp, so I do not recommend it.

Children over the age of about 7 may
take 600 mg of kelp capsules daily.Younger children and babies usually do not need it, although some might
benefit from 100-300 mg daily.

IV. THE KELP BODY WRAP

When most adults begin a nutritional
balancing program, their bodies are quite mineral-starved.Kelp can be applied to the skin to
remineralize a body faster.It can
be done up to once every day for 6 to 12 months.It is usually not needed after about one year on a
program.This method is a bit
messy, but it works!

The kelp body wrap permits a person to
absorb more minerals, and perhaps also to absorb other phytonutrients found in
the kelp.The kelp wrap and bath
may particularly help those with electromagnetic field sensitivity or EMF
sensitivity.Here is the
procedure:

Materials:

1. Kelp.For one wrap or one bath, you will need about 1 pound of powdered
kelp.Brands that are acceptable
include Frontier
Herbs, Starwest Herbs and Monterrey Bay Herb Company (www.herbco.com) in the USA, which is
the least costly, I believe.Other
brands of powdered kelp are probably okay, but I am not sure.

2. Water.You will also need about 4-10 cups of water.You can use tap water, spring water or distilled water.

3. Whole Wheat flour.You will need a few tablespoons of flour to make the kelp
wrap more sticky so it will stay in the skin better.

Preparing the wrap:

The amount of kelp and water depends upon whether you wrap the entire body, or
just the legs.Wrapping the entire
body is best, but is somewhat messy.Wrapping just the feet and legs is not quite as good, but it is less
messy and can allow a person to move around more easily with the wrap on.

1. Boil water.First bring about 4-10 cups of water to a boil.Then turn down the flame to
simmer.

2. Add kelp. Slowly add ½ to 1 pound of kelp powder.The full body wrap requires more.Stir it in slowly to prevent it from
burning.

3. Cook.Let the mixture simmer for one hour.Check on it from time to time, stirring so that it does not
stick to the bottom of the pot and burn.Break up any lumps of kelp.Add a little more water if it gets too dry.The cooking is important to make the kelp more yang and to
kill any bacteria and other micro-organisms that may be mixed with the kelp.

4. Add flour.After an hour of cooking, add a little whole wheat flour to
make the kelp more sticky so it will stick better to your skin.Usually, about 1 to 2 tablespoons of
flour are all that are needed.

Applying the kelp:

This is a little messy, but hopefully
you can make it fun.Spread a
plastic shower curtain on the floor and stand or sit on it.You may also apply the kelp while
sitting in a bathtub, or lying or sitting on a towel on the floor.Two people can help each other.

Undress and apply the kelp, either to
the whole body or just the legs and feet.You can wear a bikini bathing suit if you prefer.You may need to bring a space heater
into the room to keep the room warm.

A thin layer of kelp will dry on your
skin.This will make it more
difficult to recycle and reuse it.So it may be better to apply a thicker layer that will remain moist for the
two to three hours.

Do not apply kelp to the elbows, knees,
and underarms as it will not stay on very well.

Once the kelp is spread on the skin,
let it stay there for at least 2 hours and up to 3 hours.

Finishing up:

After 2 to three hours, brush off the
kelp or use a spatula to collect it.Put it in a container, and place it in the refrigerator to reuse it the
next day.

Other Topics:

Moving about.The less you move about, the better the kelp will stay
on the skin.If you need to move
around, you can put clear food wrap over the kelp, wrapping it around your legs
and trunk.

Another method is to buy some cheap,
plastic “body bags” or lightweight plastic jump suits used in “clean rooms” of
some factories.Slip into one of
these and you can also walk around without leaving a trail of kelp wherever you
go.

Reusing the
kelp.If you sit or lie down
on a plastic shower curtain, you should be able to collect most of the
kelp.Store it in a container in
the refrigerator until the next time you do the wrap.

To reuse the kelp, add some water to the kelp
until it is a thick paste.Put it
back on the stove and warm it up to near body temperature.You can boil it quickly to kill germs
if it is contaminated or sweaty.However, you do not need to cook it more.You can reuse the kelp up to 20 times.

Coffee enemas,
the pushing down exercise and red lamp therapy with a kelp wrap.Since you must relax for 2-3 hours with
the kelp, it is a good time to do Coffee Enemas
– either one or two enemas back-to-back.

This is a very efficient use of
time!Spread a vinyl shower
curtain liner on the floor of the bathroom, or on a yoga mat, or wherever you
do coffee enemas.Apply the kelp
first.

Do not put kelp on your buttocks and
perhaps not on the back of the hips to make doing the enema easier.Then lie down and do one or preferably
two coffee enemas back to back, as this is more powerful.

You can also do the Pushing Down Exercise while doing the coffee
enemas.The pushing down exercise
is definitely easier with the coffee inside you.

You may also shine a Reddish Heat Lamp on your abdomen while doing the
wrap and the enemas.

V. THE KELP BATH

The kelp bath is not as powerful as the
kelp wrap, but is good.Mix a
pound or more of kelp powder with a few cups of water, and cook the mixture on
a low flame for one hour, as per the directions above for the kelp wrap.

Add the cooked kelp (with its water) to
a tub of warm to hot bath water, preferably pure water without chemicals.The bath water should nearly cover your
legs.More water is not necessary.

Enter the tub and soak for at least 20 minutes and up to one
hour.If possible, do not
shower off and instead leave the kelp on your legs.It is okay to shower, if needed, but not quite as
powerful.This procedure can be
repeated up
to three (3) times per week for up to one year.

Problems with the bath compared to the
wrap are:

1. The exposure to the bath water is
very yin.That is why one must
limit the number of baths to 3 per week.

2. Most bath water is somewhat toxic,
although this varies depending on the water supply.

3. The kelp is not nearly as
concentrated as it is with the kelp wrap.

4. It is not possible to reuse the kelp
when it is diluted in a bath.

5. One cannot do a coffee enema at the
same time.However, you can do a
peroxide and ozone bath at the same time (see below).

Hydrogen
peroxide, ozone and red heat lamp therapy with your kelp bath.For a more efficient use of time, you
can add about 1-3 cups of 35% food grade hydrogen peroxide to the bath
water.The amount depends how
sensitive you are to the peroxide.

If you have an ozone generator, you can
also place the ozone output tube in the bath while you are soaking in the
kelp.You can also rig up a
reddish heat lamp to shine on you while you are in the bath.

If
you try either the kelp wraps or the kelp baths, please give me feedback as to
their effectiveness, if you can judge this, since this is a research area of
nutritional balancing science.